Hey, 4-4 for my NFL Playoff Picks this weekend! I’ll pick Ohio State tonight and pray for a perfect weekend.

The Rex Ryan situation is difficult. Obviously Rex is popular with the players on this team; and we’re reasonably certain he’s a good coach. Almost everyone in the world thinks that Ryan is ready for a head coaching gig, and there just happens to be a gig available here in Baltimore. Seems like a perfect fit!

Unfortunately, part of Rex’s problem is that he is so familiar with the situation. The players here don’t need another Coach that they feel as though they can push around; they need a Coach that will stand up to them. I’ve made it perfectly clear that the players are just as responsible for the locker room turmoil this organization has experienced as Brian Billick was.

In a perfect world, a new Head Coach would come in, and would request to bring Rex Ryan back as Defensive Coordinator. It seems unlikely that after being fired and then passed over for the job that Ryan would want to come back in an assistant’s role. Even Marvin Lewis admitted after he was turned down for the Coaching gig in Tampa that he just needed a change of scenery (hence his move to the ‘Skins).

The one thing that may help with trying to keep Rex Ryan around is that this Ravens defense will likely still be good next season, and that would be a benefit to keeping his name on top of the list for future Head Coaching gigs. Also, it is unlikely that any Defensive Coordinators will be hired as Head Coaches elsewhere. However, Ryan COULD be hired as a consultant somewhere while waiting for his chance to become a Head Coach.

I question further; if the organization goes a different direction with their Head Coaching vacancy; is it even good to bring back Rex Ryan for one year? Does it really help in moving this organization in a different direction?

I hate the fact that I’m saying this…..but I actually think today should be the final time we see Rex Ryan doing business in Owings Mills.

-Brian Schottenheimer offers nothing to me as far as Head Coach is concerned, but it certainly can’t hurt to let him interview. However, it is still GLARING to be that Russ Grimm’s name isn’t being mentioned. I will have much more on this coming up this week.

-Congratulations to the Terps women on a blowout win today over Clemson. They were EXTREMELY impressive in the win, and continue to show why they are a different team than they were last year.

-Did you catch the Carolina-Clemson game tonight? The Terps aren’t gonna find 10 league wins this year unless things change DRASTICALLY.

-I’ll go out on a limb. They’re coming off a loss, but they played a good Oregon team very close recently. Mount Saint Mary’s beats Oklahoma tonight on the road.

-From now on, we will refer to the Schottenheimers as “B Schott” (Brian) and “Papa Schott” (Marty). I pray no one else has thought of this, as I intend to run with it.